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Babbacombe Cliff Railway Receives National Recognition
The Babbacombe Cliff Railway has received national recognition in the Association
for Consultancy and Engineering (ACE), annual awards. The winners of the second
ACE Engineering Excellence Awards were announced at a packed gala dinner event
at the Victoria Park Plaza hotel in London on Wednesday 13 May 2009.
The cliff railway, which was the subject of an extensive refurbishment programme in 2005, was entered into the awards by LECS (UK) Ltd who were the consultants to Torbay Council for the project.
Hosted by broadcaster and journalist Nicky Campbell, the awards showcased consultancy and engineering firms who had demonstrated a high degree of achievement, value and engineering excellence over the last 12 months. Speaking after the event, ACE chairman Geoff French proclaimed the awards as a boost to the sector, and paid tribute to the number of pioneering projects that had been honoured.
David Pickering, Associate Director at LECS (UK) picked up the award at the event and said that it was a difficult project but the final product is one that we can all be proud of and will benefit the people of Torbay for many years to come.
Cllr. Dave Butt, Cabinet Member for the Environment said he was very proud that Torbay Council had chosen to commit funding to this excellent project. With the original engineering dating back to the 1920's , it was not a simple project by any means. We congratulate LECS (UK) for their work on the Railway and for winning this highly prestigious award.
The cliff railway, which was the subject of an extensive refurbishment programme in 2005, was entered into the awards by LECS (UK) Ltd who were the consultants to Torbay Council for the project.
Hosted by broadcaster and journalist Nicky Campbell, the awards showcased consultancy and engineering firms who had demonstrated a high degree of achievement, value and engineering excellence over the last 12 months. Speaking after the event, ACE chairman Geoff French proclaimed the awards as a boost to the sector, and paid tribute to the number of pioneering projects that had been honoured.
David Pickering, Associate Director at LECS (UK) picked up the award at the event and said that it was a difficult project but the final product is one that we can all be proud of and will benefit the people of Torbay for many years to come.
Cllr. Dave Butt, Cabinet Member for the Environment said he was very proud that Torbay Council had chosen to commit funding to this excellent project. With the original engineering dating back to the 1920's , it was not a simple project by any means. We congratulate LECS (UK) for their work on the Railway and for winning this highly prestigious award.